Hiram E. Leonard Diary, September 14 - 20, 1870

“14th Wednesday  a fine day but cloudy & a heavy shower towards night & in evening  I did my choars was at the office all day closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 sick  Fair at Aurora commenced yesterday.

“15th Thursday  some cloudy & damp & muddy  I did my choars was at the office all day a choaring round, cloased up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 nearly sick  many went to the Fair [in margin] Charles Owen & Ed Mack got home from Iowa today.

“16th Friday  Some cloudy & damp but a pretty good good day  I did my choars was at the office all day choared round and closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 nearly sick.

“17th Saturday  Some cloudy in morning but a fine day & evening  I did my choars was at the office all day & choared round closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 nearly sick & lonely.

“18th Sunday  rather a fine day & quite warm in middle of day with a fine cool air, cool in morning & at night  I did my choars & started with D Kenyon about 10 ½ for Hensies Mill to get some wichhasle, and got back ¼ before 2 pretty tiard choared round & went to bed about 9 tiard & about sick.

“19th Monday  fine warm dry weather for Sept  I did my choars was at the office all day a choaring & getting my meals cloased up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 nearly sick & lonely as no one is here.

“20th Tuesday  rather fine weather, some cloudy & damp  I did my choars was at the office all day a choaring etc closed up at 8 ½ & went to bed at 9 nearly sick & verry lonely.”